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CJ Foodville

CJ Foodville

South Korean food company


CJ Foodville is a South Korean western-style food and food service company based in Seoul that does catering service. CJ Foodville is a subsidiary of CJ Group.

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History

Taking Korean food abroad, CJ Foodville has launched bakeries and restaurants globally. Starting with opening a Tous les Jours store, a bakery chain, in Los Angeles in 2004, CJ has launched the chain also in China and Vietnam, where double-digit sales growth is maintained.[1] The first Tous Les Jours in Hanoi, Vietnam, opened in June 2012,[2] and in December 2012, the 20th and 21st Tous les Jours opened in New Jersey and New York.[3] Also brands of Foodville, VIPS (steakhouse) and A Twosome Place (coffee shope) have opened stores in China[4] and Vietnam as well as other countries in Asia.[1] Bibigo is a Bibimbap (a traditional Korean food) restaurant which CJ planned as a global brand from the beginning, opening in Los Angeles, Beijing and Singapore since 2010. It also opened its first store in London in 2012 during the London Olympics.[1][5]

Subsidiaries

  • Tous Les Jours
  • VIPS
  • The Place
  • Seasons Table
  • Cheiljemyunso
  • VIPS Burger
  • China Factory Delight
  • CJ Foodworld
  • N Grill
  • Juice Solution
  • Bibigo
  • N Seoul Tower
  • Busan Tower

Past subsidiaries

  • SkylarkL Co., Ltd. (was in business from 1994 to 2006)
  • Seafood Ocean
  • Fisher's Market
  • Cold Stone
  • Rocco Curry
  • China Factory (was in business from 1997 to 2017)
  • Dadam (Transferred to CJ CheilJedang)
  • Th Euo (Transferred to CJ CheilJedang)
  • MongJungHeon (Transferred to CJ CheilJedang)
  • A Twosome Place (Sold to Anchor Equity Partners in 2020; now owned by The Carlyle Group)

References

  1. Kim, So-hyun (4 March 2013). "CJ rises as beacon of Korean food, shopping, pop culture". The Korea Herald. Retrieved 26 March 2013.
  2. Kim, Young-gyo (September 17, 2012). "CJ Foodville opens its first steak house in China". Yonhap News Agency. Retrieved March 6, 2013.
  3. Lee, Ji-yoon (March 26, 2012). "CJ going global with 'quick' bibimbap". Retrieved March 6, 2013.

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